Dancing through Gunshots in Brazils Favelas
Ballet and Bullets: Dancing Out of the Favela was produced with support from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Na Ponta dos Pes (On Tiptoes) is a ballet project in the Alemao favela complex in Rio de Janeiro, created by Tuany Nascimento a 23yearold dancer who represented Brazil at international events during a flourishing career that was abruptly cut short by a lack of resources. Rather than letting her head drop, the setback strengthened Tuanys determination to help troubled communities th
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